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Comparison of the city maps’ content of western, Eastern and central European cities / Agata Ciołkosz-Styk in AUC Geographica (Acta Universitatis Carolinae Geographica), vol 46 n° 1 (2011)    

Public [article]  inAUC Geographica (Acta Universitatis Carolinae Geographica) > vol 46 n° 1 (2011) . - pp 7 - 14 Titre : Comparison of the city maps’ content of western, Eastern and central European cities Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Agata Ciołkosz-Styk, Auteur Année de publication : 2011 Article en page(s) : pp 7 - 14 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] analyse comparative [Termes IGN] communication cartographique [Termes IGN] Europe centrale [Termes IGN] Europe de l'est [Termes IGN] Europe occidentale [Termes IGN] plan de ville [Termes IGN] représentation cartographique [Termes IGN] spécification de contenu [Termes IGN] style cartographique [Vedettes matières IGN] Cartologie Résumé : (auteur) Significant changes in the wealth, variety and level of graphic form of city maps are noticeable in recent years, particularly those from Central and Eastern European countries. This is a consequence of the political and economic transformation, resulting in the abolition of censorship and introduction of the free market. Such transformations have also brought significant changes to the city maps’ content, notably, features whose representation had been forbidden could finally be represented. City maps published in Western Europe have evolved as well during the aforementioned period due to higher political and economic stability. The paper compares city maps content of 21 European countries. Differences in the cartographic representation of Western and Central and Eastern European cities are distinct. The influence of a S oviet cartographic style is easily visible in post-communist countries. This is expressed, among other things, by the presentation of detailed content and the considerable amount of point symbols. By contrast, the content demonstrated in Western European city maps is narrower. Taking into account importance of city maps among other cartographic products it seems surprising, that there are no analyses, which could help in finding answers to the following questions: which factors have considerable influence on differentiating the content of the European city maps? Which objects and characteristics are common for each city maps? Do city maps reflect character of the presented city, or there are no important regional differences? Numéro de notice : A2011-583 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : GEOMATIQUE Nature : Article DOI : 10.14712/23361980.2015.37 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.14712/23361980.2015.37 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=84325 [article]

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